The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville (1957) [2013 SACD]

Soulville is quintessential Ben Webster: intimate, tender, endlessly expressive. Webster was internationally recognized as one of jazz's elder statesman when he recorded this album in 1957, but the youthful fire that had marked his playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra two decades earlier was undiminished. Leading a stellar combo through a program consisting mostly of vintage pop tunes, the great tenor saxophonist is at his peak. And this reissue includes three rare recordings of Webster on piano, the first instrument he played as a young professional musician.

Tracks:

01. Soulville
02. Late Date
03. Time on My Hands
04. Lover, Come Back to Me
05. Where Are You
06. Makin’ Whoopee
07. Ill Wind

Personnel:

Ben Webster (tenor saxophone)
Ray Brown (bass)
Herb Ellis (guitar)
Stan Levey (drums)
Oscar Peterson (piano)